length

Isis · 05-08-2006, 03:32 PM

If you're wondering about posting, than something less than 10/15 pages would go here, anything longer [or the plans of an idea in the works] in "long term"

Just for length though, I think there's a word-count guide. Like:
< 250 words = microfiction.
250- 2000 = vigginette [or sketch]
2000 - 15,000 = short story
15,000 - 40,000 = novella
40K + is a novel

herrshuster · 05-08-2006, 03:55 PM

ok thanks for the info

**JEM** · 05-08-2006, 11:02 PM

I think a short story is defined as anything you can read in one sitting. According to people I know, a short story is usually thought of as a story with ONE theme and ONE major conflict. However, definitions vary.

Inwe Ringil · 05-18-2006, 07:03 PM

Yeah reading a story in one sitting for me can be 350 pages long. I have waaaaaay too much freetime.

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Inwe Ringil TeenLit Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 71	Yeah reading a story in one sitting for me can be 350 pages long. I have waaaaaay too much freetime. __________________ "He's got a clever mouth and thinks he's funny." This is my friends description of me but I'm female. Visit my portfolio at http://writing.com/authors/eragonjunki This site has all of my Dragonsquire story. It also has stuff I find hilarious, and drawings for my stories. The entire site is awesome! A fools blade can be sharper than his brain. D'Artagnan

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